Why do people love Horror films and thrillers (which can also be pretty horrific)?
Frankly, we don’t know. Adrenaline rush? Delight that, really, what is being watched is fictional? Empathy for anyone suffering on screen?
What we do know is that this genre is hugely popular, as TV, cinema, and theatre audiences show, time after nail-biting time.
Between 3rd and 7th June, the Churchill Theatre in Bromley presents a show that should satisfy all of the above, and more. Here is how the show describes itself:
“The past won’t be silenced.
“Based on a true highland story. In the remote Scottish Highlands two women arrive at a former Crofters Hut in the deserted village of Coille Ghillie. When suddenly the weekend getaway takes an unexpected turn. Cut off from the modern world, Laura and Suzanne find themselves drawn into the dark history of the Croft and the lives that passed before them.
“In this bold and haunting play the present interweaves with the past as ancient tales surface and the terrifying truth lurking in the Croft is revealed.
“Starring Liza Goddard, one of the UK’s favourite actresses, most recently seen in Noises Off and known for her roles in Doctor Who and Bergerac, Caroline Harker(A Touch of Frost) and Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street). Directed by Alastair Whatley (Birdsong) and produced by Original Theatre (Birdsong, Murder in the Dark, Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d), The Croft will be setting pulses racing this Spring.”
Tickets here.
The Croft is an Original Theatre production.
Image: Gray O’Brien in The Croft (photo credit Manuel Harlan)
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